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universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

The Princess BrideNovel

William Goldmanstandalone novel1973

Romance and adventure, set in secondary world.

The Night LandSeries

series5 books1912

“Framed as a seventeenth-century narrator's vision of that future, the story follows his far-future self on a journey out into the night to find a woman he believes is his lost love reincarnated.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Dream of X →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

series13 books2001

Emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue

Start with Kushiel's Dart →

Gentleman Bastard SequenceSeries

series7 books2006

About con artists and heist, set in secondary world and big city.

“The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

series6 books2015

Romantasy, emotional in tone, about fae, set in secondary world.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

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